BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) -- Beaches in Brigantine were closed for a few hours after a syringe and other medical waste was found near the shoreline.

The resort community just north of Atlantic City closed the beaches around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, four hours after a man found the syringe. Workers then found other medical waste, including a rubber glove, bandages and gauze pads.

The city decided to reopen beaches at 2:30 p.m.

Needles were also found in Atlantic City on Wednesday morning, but they were in sealed containers underneath the Steel Pier.

Other beaches have been closed for stretches over the past few weeks because of medical waste. The source has not been identified.